teacherone
10-06-2010, 02:36 PM
1. TED TURNER: 2+ million acres
Ted Turner added to his chart-topping 2 million-plus acres this year by acquiring Nonami Plantation near Albany, Georgia. The acquisition is a notable one because Nonami ranks as the largest property in the state where he was raised. A noted conservationist of land and native animal species, Turner this year also made news in the arena of renewable energy by partnering with Southern Company to develop one of the nation’s largest photovoltaic plants, generating enough energy to supply 9,000 homes with electricity. Cimarron, which is scheduled to begin commercial operation in late 2010, is located next to Turner’s Vermejo Park Ranch in New Mexico, the largest privately owned ponderosa pine ecosystem in the nation.
2. RED EMMERSON: 1.722 million acres
The family’s Sierra Pacific Industries ranks as California’s largest private landowner, and in 2010 it placed 7,500 acres just north of Truckee under conservation easements–the first such action taken by the company.
3. BRAD KELLEY: 1.7 million acres
Kelley’s enormous holdings are spread across Texas, New Mexico, and Florida–used primarily to propagate rare species of animals, including endangered ones. He tends to choose tracts with the natural resources needed to further his considerable conservation efforts.
4. IRVING FAMILY: 1.2 million acres
The family business, Irving Woodlands, has been an integral part of forestry in Maine for more than 60 years. Not only are 20 percent of its holdings dedicated to habitat conservation, but the Irvings donated $1 million to create a chair in forest sustainability research at the University of Maine.
read about the other 96 here (http://www.landreport.com/americas-100-largest-landowners/)
Ted Turner added to his chart-topping 2 million-plus acres this year by acquiring Nonami Plantation near Albany, Georgia. The acquisition is a notable one because Nonami ranks as the largest property in the state where he was raised. A noted conservationist of land and native animal species, Turner this year also made news in the arena of renewable energy by partnering with Southern Company to develop one of the nation’s largest photovoltaic plants, generating enough energy to supply 9,000 homes with electricity. Cimarron, which is scheduled to begin commercial operation in late 2010, is located next to Turner’s Vermejo Park Ranch in New Mexico, the largest privately owned ponderosa pine ecosystem in the nation.
2. RED EMMERSON: 1.722 million acres
The family’s Sierra Pacific Industries ranks as California’s largest private landowner, and in 2010 it placed 7,500 acres just north of Truckee under conservation easements–the first such action taken by the company.
3. BRAD KELLEY: 1.7 million acres
Kelley’s enormous holdings are spread across Texas, New Mexico, and Florida–used primarily to propagate rare species of animals, including endangered ones. He tends to choose tracts with the natural resources needed to further his considerable conservation efforts.
4. IRVING FAMILY: 1.2 million acres
The family business, Irving Woodlands, has been an integral part of forestry in Maine for more than 60 years. Not only are 20 percent of its holdings dedicated to habitat conservation, but the Irvings donated $1 million to create a chair in forest sustainability research at the University of Maine.
read about the other 96 here (http://www.landreport.com/americas-100-largest-landowners/)